The Centre has expanded its drug track-and-trace regime by mandating QR codes on critical medicines under amended rules. The ...

The QR Code will carry nine key data elements for each drug product, including unique product code, drug name, brand name, ...

The tracking mechanism will be implemented over the next two years — by July 2027 for vaccines, narcotics, and anticancer ...

The July 1 quarterly HCPCS Level II update includes several drug/biological code changes, according to an AAPC release. Effective July 1, the HCPCS Level II code J7184 will be replaced with Q2041 ...

When nearly 20 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule 1 that pharmaceutical manufacturers must include a linear bar code on all immediate drug packages that included each ...

Schematic diagram of the method of mapping Japanese and international drug codes. (a) To extract the correspondence table between the YJ code of the Japanese drug code and the National Drug Code (NDC) ...

Health Ministry mandates QR codes on vaccines and key drugs to curb counterfeit risks. New rules aim to enhance authenticity.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) widely anticipated final rule on national drug codes (NDCs) was published on Wednesday. The rule, which will take effect on 7 March 2033, replaces the ...

India expands QR code drug traceability to vaccines, antimicrobials, cancer and narcotic drugs, boosting supply chain transparency, curbing counterfeits and improving safety from 2027-28.

India's Health Ministry has mandated QR codes for all vaccines, antimicrobials, anti-cancer drugs, and narcotics. This ...